Trade union

Trade Union

Name: Sharon MndezWhat is a TRADE UNION?Is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, achieving higher pay and benefits such as health care and retirement, increasing the number of employees an employer assigns to complete the work, and better working conditions. Through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour with employers:Negotiation of wages, work rules, complaint procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies.

Craft unionismGeneral unionismIndustrial unionismParticular section of skilled workersA cross-section of workers from various tradesOrganize all workers within a particular industryWhy did trade unions born?The origins of trade unions can be traced back to 18th century Britain, where the rapid expansion of industrial society then taking place, drew women, children, rural workers, and immigrants into the work force in large numbers and in new roles

Ordinance of LabourersCombination ActPhilanthropic Society Royal Commission on Trade UnionsThe start of English labour lawProhibited trade unions and collective bargaining by British workers the first labour organizations to bring together workers of divergent occupations when trade unions were still illegalTrade unions were finally legalized1349179918181872

The definition of union density is the proportion of paid workers who are union membersTrade Unions in EcuadorAccording to paragraph 9 of Article 35 of the Constitucion del Ecuador will "guarantee the right of association of workers and employers and freely without prior authorization and in accordance with the law." Also section 10 states that "recognizes and guarantees the right of workers to strike and employers to lock workers in accordance with the law".CSE

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Confederacin Sindical del Ecuador Confederacin de Trabajadores Ecuatorianos Confederacin Ecuatoriana de Obreros Catlicos.CEDOC CLAT y la CEDOC SOCIALISTA.Confederacin Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones Sindicales LibresUnin General de Trabajadores

World Federation of Trade UnionsEstablished in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization.After a number of Western trade unions left it in 1949, as a result of disputes over support for the Marshall Plan, to form the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, the WFTU was made up primarily of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to Communist parties. Portrayed as a Soviet front organization.Trade UnionsObjectives:Representation (Workers Interests)Negotiation (Collective Bargaining)Voice in decisions (Lay off, Retrenchment) affecting workersMember Service (Education, Training, Welfare, Discounts, Loans)Purpose of Trade UnionsEmployment Protection and Job Creation.Economic Protection.Social Status - Identity.Political Role - Democratic InstitutionSocietal Obligation - Transformation.Competitiveness / Sustainable Development.Why do people join Union?Greater Bargaining Power Minimize Discrimination Sense of Security Sense of Participation Sense of Belongingness Platform for self expression Betterment of relationships Multiple Unions: CausesMembership related IssuesDiscontentLeadership Related IssuesAvenues, intra union fights, leadership issuesPolitical IssuesRegional, Organizational LimitationsLegalSPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF UNIONS Wage & salary bargainingFight for continuous improvement in employee benefitsImproving working conditions at work placeImproving welfare, healthcare & recreation facilities, and leisure at workplaceIncreasing rest periods, holidays, paid leave and time-offs

Importance of Trade UnionsFor industrial peaceDecisions taken through the process of collective bargaining and negotiations between employer and unions are more influentialEffective communication between the workers and the management Economic development Recruitment & selectionDiscipline among workforceSettlement of ID in rational manner

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF UNIONSDecreasing working hours, work load esp. manual, and hazardous working conditionsImproving career and salary rise prospects & job securityProtecting employees against arbitrary / unjust actions of Management

Members of the union tend to have higher wages than non-unionized workers.Trade unions also sometimes act as representatives of workers in case of legal mattersThe rights of the employees are better protected. For example, they cannot be unjustly removed from work.Since the individual rights of workers are better protected and well represented, they tend to be motivated. This results in higher levels of efficiency and improved productivity.

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